BRASÍLIA DAILY — 26 MARCH 2026
Latam Receives First Embraer E-Jets as Americanas Files Judicial Recovery Exit; STF Limits Penduricalhos to 35% Above Teto; Senado Approves Ten-Year Education Plan; Copom Minutes Signal Continued Rate Cuts
Truckers Cancel National Strike After Government Issues Freight Payment Enforcement MP
Trucking sector canceled planned national strike March 25 after Lula issued MP 1.343/2026 and ANTT Resolutions creating enforcement mechanisms for minimum freight payment floors, a demand since 2018 paralysis.
DRIVING THE DAY
SUMMARY: Latam received 25 March the first Embraer E195-E2 aircraft in a 24-unit order worth approximately $2 billion, marking the first time Latin America's largest airline will operate Brazilian-manufactured jets after decades operating Boeing and Airbus fleets exclusively — Embraer delivered the aircraft at its maintenance center as the Gripen baptism ceremony occurred 200 kilometers away. The STF voted unanimously 25 March to limit penduricalhos (above-teto benefits) for judges and prosecutors to 35% of the constitutional salary cap, legitimizing total compensation up to R$ 78,800 monthly while recreating the quinquênio (five-year service bonus) abolished in 2003. The Senate approved 25 March the 2026–2036 National Education Plan and sent it to President LULA da Silva for sanction, setting 19 objectives, 73 goals, and 372 strategies including literacy targets, full-time schooling expansion, and higher education access over the next decade. Banco Central released 25 March the Copom minutes from its 19 March meeting showing policymakers debated only the magnitude of the first rate cut — 0.25 or 0.50 percentage points — never considering a pause, prompting BTG Pactual, Itaú, and J.P. Morgan to forecast larger cuts ahead despite Middle East war disruptions. END SUMMARY.
